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Monday, May 31, 1920

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The Headlines

LIVELY FLIGHT OF TRIAL BALLOONS FOR GOV. LOWDEN; National Committeemen Arrive at Chicago and Tests of Opinion Begin. LOWDEN BOOMERS ACTIVE Strong Propaganda Put Out in a Great Effort to Round Up Delegates. KING COMES FOR PENROSE And Hays for the General Welfare --Contest Cases to be Heard in the Open. Working Hard for Lowden. Hert to Command Lowden Forces. King Comes for Penrose. If Knox Can't Be "Put Over." Johnson Out of It. Hays to Keep Hands Off. Open Sessions for Contests. Chairman Predicts Success.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Whispering

John Schonberger

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1920

  • Return to normalcy

Tech Check

Commercial Radio Stations (KDKA), Hair Dryer & Band-Aid.

Style of 1920

Silhouette: Straight and drop-waisted (Flapper)

Material: Beaded silk and rayon

  • Bobbed hair
  • Cloche hats
  • T-strap heels

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Meanwhile

  • Post-WWI RecessionSevere deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.

Time Elapsed

38,721 days ago

(106 years, 31 days)